True or false? When cash is paid on account, a liability is increased.
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True or false? When cash is paid on account, a liability is increased.
Journal Entries:
The accounting cycle of the company will not be complete if there is no recognition of journal entries. These entries are significant in recording business transactions.
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We must recognize first the journal entries of the above transactions as follows.
| Account Title | Debit | Credit |
| Liability | xx |
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